Gymnothorax meleagris
Whitemouth Moray
As recorded: Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw, 1795)
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- U.S. Fish Commission
- Date
- 1901
- Locality
- Oahu; Honolulu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Gymnothorax meleagris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1901. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,158 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Lombok Barat, ID-NB, ID
(c) cr1970, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-14
JQG6+2WW, Bunaken, Manado City, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) milapower, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gymnothorax meleagris. BPBM 1716. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37039867. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/1716.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37039867 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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